About a year ago I came across a print in a sports collectible store
of Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers. In it, Kobe was in the air on the way
to the basket to slam dunk the ball. The view was from the side of the
basketball court and in the background was the beach and ocean (this
is what drew me to the picture). If I remember correctly, it was
around dusk/sunset in the photo. There was nobody else in the picture.
I am looking to buy this photograph (it may or may not have been
autographed by him) -- if someone could find a vendor on the web
selling this, or even any picture of it, I would be thrilled. Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by thx1138-ga on 12 Jul 2002 15:14 PDT

Be prepared to be thrilled and dissapointed! The picture you are
looking for (I strongly suspect) is called "Elev8" and was available
as a poster, but itīs out of production and no one is selling
2nd hand copies.  I checked on e-bay but no luck Iīm afraid.  As I
couldnīt actually provide you with a source for buying this picture I
havenīt posted this as an answer but if this is sufficient let me know
and I will post it as the answer.

Kobe Bryant "Elev8" - Costacos Sports
http://www.puresportsart.com/warehouse/kobeelev898cos.htm

There is a slightly larger version here (click on the picture for the
larger version)
http://www.angelfire.com/ar/keremk/nba/bryant.htm

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Request for Question Clarification by rebeccam-ga on 12 Jul 2002 15:24 PDT

I got the same example & result after lots of searching, just tried to
post clarification a minute too late :)  I hope another researcher who
specializes in finding this kind of thing can track it down for you!

Rebecca

Here's the man who designed the poster for Costacos Sports. Maybe he
knows where there are copies.

Mike Davidson
http://www.mdavidson.com/

It's a Flash Site - after it loads, click Portfolio, then Posters,
then 2.

-K~